New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-10

who now and then look In upon him. He has gained
! twenty pounds since he entered the prison Ills
/ labor serves q means OF diverting his mino anu
Is certainly not severe but II is about all he physi
caly capable of doing. Probably tho hardest part
of his Imprisonment is TO rise at the sound OF the
whistle take his place company and march with
the lock stop In the long, serpcntine flo OF unhappy
humanity to the room there to seat himself with
regiment of other convcts at the narrow tables and
partake Of the plain but substantial food OF tho
prison.
ave have no arstocracy in Sing, Sing" said the
| warden. "Thls colony is genuine democracy, ana
all who are outside of the hospital must fare alike
and uuiergo the same discipline"
GLOW does Ward settle down to his prison life r
Mr.. Bush asked
ooh we'll he gets along 1rstrate,' was the reply
"but he is inclined to want little more than our
regulations will supply, and so Is Mcouahe' Ihey
have sly propensity to get little dolicacies nhe
| oranges, for instance, struggled in; but gencrMiy
| they both do very well considering all things VI
course. 1t takes such men as Ward a good WHO 10
get used to 1t here, and that suppose, Is only nae
| ural."
While the reporter was standing with the warden
In the yard looking at the men fing into inc mess
room for dinner there the sound OF SWISH
swish, swish" on the gravel walk to the lett
long line Just emerging from the laundry in'
leader with folded arms and looking straight ahca'
approached Fifth In the line was the FAMILIAR is'e
OF NcQuade with his right manu- reS'ihb oh a'S
shoulder Of the convict In front Of him. HIS lace
was averted as II he was conscious of recognition
II was not a happy expression that no wore, Dut
troubled look Of reluctant submission TO worm Iato
From the right another line advanced, and thuu rom
the last with his hand resting on the shoulder Vi III
unusually small man, marched Ungcr, the hu'ucio.'
who sliced his victim up and packed HIM In a trurh
while he wrapped his head in newspaper ana thre"
into the East River. His face fuddy, chceriui
and almost hopeful In its expression as III ns s'ui
oblivous Of the fact that he is destined he'or
to pass until his life is ended beyond the n.s
Of those PRISON walls. Yet this man, In spite vi Ms
awful cr.ue, lid begged to be- spared from hanging
because OF l. ve for hrs only daughter IT Stems al
most incredible that such man could DO strrou os
sentiment that he should desire aught eiso ou.
death, but still he hugs the remnant oi his "o'on"
life.
glance into the messroom reveals 1,l65 cohVlc's
bending over their plates, eating their bread ana
meat or tapping up their soup. Along the ase'
are ranged the keepers, dressed In blue. NOT
sound is heard in all that mass Of men save INC
occasional scrapng Of the bottom of soup
with a pewter spoon. Now and then haha i
raised "What Is that for!" Is asked
THAT mems one whole piece Of bread" IA the
reply. Then boh hands appear above coh'lctS
head, with the two foe6ngers crossed "And Whae
does that meant"
"That means a half slice, for none Is allowed 10
be wasted and every man must eat up all no re-
ceives."
The silence is almost deathDse while for twenty
minutes the meal advances. Then the men riso
the comp anies formed in limo, the locksbp bceihS
and swish, swish, swish," out they 70 across tho
towering yard back to their stations in the worA-
shops.
wo enter the chapel and find standing there all
alone a tall man with perfectly white hair engaged
In hopping up the floor.
"wcI Mike how arc you to-dayl" asks the war
den
"Purty we'll, sor," is the reply, as a pleasant
rudy kindly looking face is turned to receive THIS
sautatOn.
For thrty-one years and a half this man has not
been beyond the walls of Sing Sing Prison. lie Is
life prisoner
acts sec, Nike You were sent here for kIDng
a man believe 7" IL suggested
1.-TWO men, sor," is the rely.
allow come you 10 do III"
1t I'm street fight in brooklyn"
"Dd know the men 2"
"No. sor, never knowed Thin
"You were intoxicated. were you 7"
81 drunk sor. never would have harmed
hair OF anybodv's head. but didn't know anything
about 1t till IL woS all over."
How old are youp
"sixty years, / was twenty-eight when i
came In here and twenty VIXEN came to this
country"
"what part Of Ireland did you come FRONT
County LOngford, sor"
"And your folks live therer
"Tney lid. but all mo relations is dead now
hear from thin any moro an heard they was
all dead"
"And would You like to get out before you der
az would like 10 get out once moro, and me friends
Is a tryin' for Judge Moore Of Brooklyn Is
friend Of mine and .hnk he's been trying"
"llis man, said Warden Brush, has been here |
all this time and he has never received reprimand
from an officer and there isn't scratch against his
pearance He is unmarried. Efforts are being made
90 secure pardon. and the prison officials do not
hesitate TO express earnestly their hopes that
will be granted AS the reporter turned away from |
che prisoner the latter said, almost sppeallngy Il"
You're interested sor hope you'll do me Justice.
didn't know what / about. I harmed |
anybody in my life before. Sure and 1 hope you'll !
do what you can for me-,
Up In tho tobacco shop Of the prison tho reporter
was introduced TO Jaehne, who looks well and has |
che reputation Of being good prisoner. Not far
away in another O'Neil was found. lie greeted
his visitors cheerfully and said he feeling we'll
"Of course 1t is hard" he sald. "still the warden
and everybody else is very kind and they mako
as comfortable as the regulations will allow. but
am innocent man and ought not to BIO hero"
Does your family come up to see your"
"My wife has been up But / have sent
word 10 my chIdrcn Tot 10 came i void rather
net, you know, but should like very much to see
them. Still 1t Is better for them that they should
not SEQ here"
ONeil wears continually an air OF resignation. lilo
complies strictly and obedenty with all tho exac-
lions Of the prison lc and by his pleasant ways has
already made himself much Ikel He speaks rather
dsappointedly Of tho result Of the appeal In his case
and expressed hope that there may yet be some
turn In his affairs which may prove tho world that
no is an innocent
McQuado In the laundry was working industrously
II
led expression that noticeable when no was seen
In the line his way to dinner. As he stood talking
for few moments no snapped his suspendcrs ner-
vously and and then turned his eyes in the
direction Of the river, up and down which no can
SEQ the boats passing TO and from the city,"